Chant in praise of the Guru, the Spiritual Master. The spiritual preceptor is so important on the spiritual path. By chanting Guru Mantras you feel the presence of your preceptor - and of your inner guide. Kirtans, classic Mantra recitations and more. Recordings from Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany.
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Chanting and Recitation of Durga Mantras and Kirtans in glory of the Divine Mother. Devi, Durga, Lakshmi, Kali, Saraswati, Tripura Sundari, Rajeshwari - these are all names of the Divine Mother. Recordings mostly from Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany.
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Love and Joy through Krishna Kirtans and Mantras. Elevate your mind, open your heart, feel the inspiration. Listen to Krishna Kirtans and Mantras. Live Recordings from Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany. Lyrics on http://mein.yoga-vidya.de/profiles/blogs/krishna-kirtans-krisna.
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Das Lied kommt ich mag dich einfach so
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Mantras and Kirtans in praise of Lord Shiva. Elevate mind and spirit, feel joy in your heart. Develop devotion. Recordings from Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany.
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Open your heart, feel the joy. Listen to Rama Mantras and Kirtans. Jaya Sita Ram! Recordings from Yoga Vidya Germany http://www.yoga-vidya.org
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Listen to Vedanta Mantras and Kirtans: Inquire Who am I? Know Thyself and be Free : This is the essence of Vedanta. These Vedanta chants can help you experience the Highest Truth.
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Welcome to A Moment of Bach, where we take our favorite moments from J. S Bach's vast output—just a minute's worth or even a few seconds—and show you why we think they are remarkable. Join hosts Alex Guebert and Christian Guebert for weekly moments! Check wherever podcasts are available and subscribe for upcoming episodes. Our recording samples are provided by the Netherlands Bach Society. Their monumental All of Bach project (to perform and record all of the works of J. S. Bach) serves as s ...
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Chigan-kutsu Kyo-On Dokuro Roland Jaeckel is the Abbot of the Zen Studies Society in New York and of Charles River Zen, a Rinzai Zen community practicing in the greater Boston area. Chigan Rōshi received inka shomei, Dharma Transmission, in the Japanese Rinzai Zen Hakuin lineage by Shinge-shitsu Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi. He also received Temple Dharma Transmission from Denkyo-shitsu Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi at Rinzai-ji, in Los Angeles.
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Jaya Guru gesungen von Shivapriya – dieser Kirtan ist eine freudige Verbeugung vor Gott in all Seinen verschiedenen Formen und Aspekten. Er preist Ihn als denjenigen, der dich sowohl von innen als auch von außen führt (guru), als göttliche Mutter (ma), die dir immer das schickt, was zu deinem Besten ist, sowie viele andere Aspekte (Rama, Sita, Shiv…
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Mantra für die Göttliche Mutter. Kali, die dunkle und geheimnisvolle Göttin. O göttliche Mutter, o Kali, o Durga, ich erweise dir meine Ehrerbietung gesungen von Sonya „Jaya Mata Kali“ gehört zu den besonders enthusiastischen, besonders ekstatischen und freudigen Kirtans. Du findest hier den Text zum Mitsingen: Am Jaya mātā kālī G Am Jaya mātā durg…
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Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya mit Devi vom Mantra Circle
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6:18Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya vorgetragen von Devi. Dieses Mantra ehrt Chaitanya Mahaprabhu und seine engsten Schüler und Gefährten. O Krishna Chaitanya, großer Meister. Du hast der Menschheit Glück und Freude geschenkt. Deine vier Schüler Advaitacharya, Nityananda, Gadadhara und Shrivasa inspirieren uns bis zum heutigen Tag. Du findest hier den Text…
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Shankara singt Radhe Govinda live im Satsang
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16:05„Radhe Radhe Govinda Govinda Radhe“ ist ein Kirtan zur Verehrung von Krishna und Radha, er besingt das göttliche Paar. Radha ist der weibliche Aspekt, Govinda ist der männliche Aspekt. Radha bedeutet „Liebe“ und „Freude“, Govinda ist der gute Hirte. Und so ruft dieses Mantra das göttliche Paar an, als Schutz und als Liebe. Auf diese Weise können wi…
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Ein Rückblick auf das Musikfestival von 2023, bei dem Kirbanu ein Konzert gab und Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya vortrug. Das Mantra „Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya“ ist ein Mantra der Anerkennung. Es lässt dich das Göttliche in dir anerkennen, während du zuhörst und rezitierst. Mit dem „Om Namo Bhagavate“ schließt du dich einem Klangstrom an, der dich…
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Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadeva mit Group Mudita
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8:51(Capo 1) Am Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadeva E Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva Sadashiva Am Om Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadeva Dm E Om Namo Namo Namah Shivaya Am Dm E Brahma Vishnu Surarchithaya Om Namo Namo Namah Shivaya E Am Uma Ganesha Sharavana Sevitha Om Namo Namo Namah Shivaya Gesungen von Gruppe Mudita. Mit diesem Mantra wird Shiva verehrt und gepriesen. D…
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Deva Deva Sivananda mit Shivapriya vom Mantra Circle
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2:49Deva Deva Sivananda Dina Bandho Pahi Mam Chandra-vadana Manda-hasa Prema-rupa Raksha Mam Madhura-gita-gana-lola Jnana-rupa Pahi Mam Samasta-loka-pujaniya Mohananga Raksha Mam Divya-ganga-tiravasa Dana-shila Pahi Mam Papa-harana Punya-shila Parama-purusha Raksha Mam Bhakta-loka-hridayavasa Svaminatha Pahi Mam Chit-svarupa Chidananda Sivananda Raksha…
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🎵 Kailash Ki Shakti Shiva Shankara Ki Jaya Jaya Yamuna Ki Jaya Jaya Ganga Ki Jaya Jaya Om Namah Shivaya Shivaya Namaha 🎵 gesungen von Maria. Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen, um Liebe und Harmonie zu verbreiten.🌍💞 So hilfst du aktiv mit, Yoga in der Welt zu verbreiten. Du kannst uns auch mit einer Spende unterstützen, die uns hilft, unseren V…
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Karunamayi Devi Dasi und Janavallabha Das singen das Maha Mantra – Part 2 – Cozy Kirtan Session
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10:47Karunamayi Devi Dasi und Janavallabha Das singen das „Maha Mantra“ in einer 2. Kirtan Session bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Du findest diesen Kirtan im Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft unter der Nr. 699i. Weitere Erläuterungen zu diesem Kirtan sind online im Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft Blog unter Maha Mantra zu finden. Hier ist der Text zum Mitsingen: Hare Rama H…
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Karunamayi Devi Dasi und Janavallabha Das singen das Maha Mantra – Part 2 – Cozy Kirtan Session
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10:47Karunamayi Devi Dasi und Janavallabha Das singen das „Maha Mantra“ in einer 2. Kirtan Session bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Du findest diesen Kirtan im Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft unter der Nr. 699i. Weitere Erläuterungen zu diesem Kirtan sind online im Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft Blog unter Maha Mantra zu finden. Hier ist der Text zum Mitsingen: Hare Rama H…
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BACHTOBERFEST: BWV 80 (Ein Feste Burg) with Eric Clausen
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37:10Our fourth season was the best year yet for our downloads. Thank you for your listenership! And we still welcome your listener "moments" of Bach as ideas for future episodes. For this season closer, we invite Reverend Eric Clausen, a Lutheran pastor, to help us unpack the background of BWV 80 (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God). The bold and powerful te…
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Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 80): alto/tenor duet
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30:03Martin Luther, J.S. Bach, and Reformation Sunday -- this most Lutheran of all cantatas is our subject for today. "Ein feste Burg" was the battle-cry of the Reformation: "A mighty fortress is our God!" Bach's cantata weaves in all 4 stanzas of Luther's strong hymn. We marvel at movement 1 with its "dizzyingly complex counterpoint" (as Richard Atkins…
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Baba Ram und Angeli singen Radhe Radhe Radhe Shyam
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2:57He Radhe Radhe Shyam Govinda Radhe Jay Shri Radhe Govinda Radhe Radhe Shyam Gopala Radhe Radhe Ein Beitrag von Baba Ram Das und Anjali Angelika Stein mit dem Titel Radhe Radhe Radhe Shyam. Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen, um Liebe und Harmonie zu verbreiten.🌍💞 Auf diese Weise hilfst du aktiv mit, Yoga in der Welt zu verbreiten. Du kannst uns…
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Geist und Seele wird verwirret (BWV 35): first aria
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25:12The organ, a sacred sound, gets an unusual role in this cantata for solo voice. We hear the organ leaping all over with a virtuoso part against violins and oboes and the alto soloist. There is no better way to convey the rich concept of the "confused joy" of the believer who witnesses miracles. In this cantata, which took place during the Sunday wh…
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Eine wunderbare Version von Sita Ram, vorgetragen von Ramadasa (Harmonium und Gesang) und Radha (Gesang) und begleitet von Ramani (Gesang), Franziska (Trommel), Sonya (Gesang), Shivani (Gesang) und Maria (Geige und Gesang). Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen, um Liebe und Harmonie zu verbreiten.🌍💞 Auf diese Weise hilfst du aktiv mit, Yoga in de…
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Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist (BWV 667) with Katrina Liao
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33:13Organist Katrina Liao joins us to talk about one of her favorites, this chorale prelude that is crackling with spiritual fire. The off-beat bass at the beginning is a neat touch -- could Bach have meant to signify the Holy Spirit by focusing on the 3rd division of the beat? -- but, Katrina's favorite moment comes in the second verse, when the bass …
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Italian Concerto (BWV 971): second movement
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26:26Why do we play games? Because they're fun? Or is it because they give us a sense of structure and a clear goal, a refreshing contrast to our real lives, which are messy, unpredictable, and complicated? In the same way, we listen to Bach to give a much-needed feeling of structure and clarity to our hectic, messy lives. But sometimes, he doesn't quit…
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Fugue no. 4 in C# minor (Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)
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23:32An austere fugue subject here begins with a strange leap. To play this four-note opening on a keyboard is to outline a symmetrical structure, reminding us of the bare pillar that holds up the structure. Adorned on the structure are two faster, florid themes which enter later in this long piece. But our moment today is its ending -- a deceptive endi…
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Oh göttliche Mutter, Mutter der Welt, Sieg sei mit dir. Oh Mutter voller Liebe (Bhavani), beseitige alles Unglück. Oh Durga, du überwindest sogar den Tod. Oh göttliche Mutter, du manifestierst dich in so vielen Namen und Formen. Ein Kirtan, der zu großer Ekstase und großer Freude beitragen kann, ein Kirtan, der mit großer Bhakti, mit großer Hingabe…
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Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben (BWV 8): opening chorus
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18:51Today we bring you 24 repeated notes on the same pitch. Can you think of any other Bach piece which features this special effect? Certainly this is unique in the orchestrational context here: a high-pitched recorder, beeping out a digital-sounding alarm clock noise. Or is it a bell ringing? We explore what this all means -- because, of course, with…
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Sabine singt den Kirtan Jaya Shiva Shankara. Jaya Shiva Shankara richtet sich an Shiva in seinem freundlichen liebevollen Aspekt: Shiva heißt gütig, Shankara ist derjenige, der Gutes bewirkt. Bham, auch Bhum, ist der Klang von Shivas Trommel. Hara bedeutet wegnehmen – möge Shiva alles wegnehmen, was sich seiner Erfahrung trennt. Shiva ist aber auch…
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Der Herr denket an uns (BWV 196): duet (ending)
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17:02In his early twenties Bach produced this compact, delightful cantata, likely for a wedding. The text of the duet is still applicable in a religious school community: The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. Bach saves a special effect for the last two measures, where a modern technique is used: from highest of highs to the …
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Shri Radhe mit Ramani vom Mantra Circle – Kirtan Cover
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3:36Shri Radhe – vorgetragen von Ramani – ist ein Mantra, das „Glories to Radha“ bedeutet. Radhe ist die Verkörperung von Pracht und Herrlichkeit. Radha ist die Geliebte von Krishna, die Verkörperung der spirituellen Liebe und die Göttin des Universums. Oh Radha, segne uns. Oh Radha, erfülle unser Herz mit Liebe. Oh Radha, führe uns zu Krishna. Oh Radh…
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Bach proves his mastery of the Baroque concerto here, as in the Brandenburgs -- except this time, we don't have the original music! We do have a harpsichord concerto as well as an organ concerto version of the first movement (which is actually from a cantata)... but we do not have the violin concerto version, which scholars assume must exist. The r…
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Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben: bass aria "Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen"
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20:18"I shall sing of the wonders of Jesus." The trumpet reflects the text purely before the singer begins. The oboes and violins join in and play off the trumpet, each finishing each other's musical lines. You probably know this cantata for its most famous movement -- two verses of what we would call in English "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." But there …
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Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: "sanft und stille"
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20:17A hidden gem, a fully-formed masterpiece from a young Bach, a cantata unburdened by his later fascination with Italian-style recitative and da capo arias: it is the incomparable Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit. We look at this cantata for a third time (see season 1 episode 8 for the sonatina, and season 3 episode 15 for the soprano solo ending …
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Fugue no. 2 in C minor, Well-Tempered Clavier Book I (BWV 847)
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24:02The famous C minor fugue near the beginning of the Well-Tempered Clavier expresses the emotions of sadness, loneliness, and melancholy, according to harpsichordist Masato Suzuki. Suzuki provides a sensitive performance with attention to articulate detail in the fugue subject. This, naturally, leads Christian and Alex into a comparison with race car…
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Mantra, das an Jagadamba, die göttliche Mutter, die Mutter des Universums, gerichtet ist, vorgetragen von Sonya G D C Jaya jagadambe sītā rādhe G D C Jaya jagadambe mā durga G D C G Namo namah namo namah D C namo namah In diesem Jaya Jagamaba Sita Radhe Kirtan werden verschiedene Namen der Göttlichen Mutter angerufen – und mit Namaha oder Namo Nama…
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Bringe Licht in die Dunkelheit | Guru Kirtan mit Baba Ram Das
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7:15Bringe Licht in die Dunkelheit mit diesem wunderbaren Guru Kirtan. Lass alles dein Guru sein, Pflanzen, Tiere, Menschen. Lass dich von deinem Herzen leiten. Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen, um Liebe und Harmonie zu verbreiten.🌍💞 Auf diese Weise hilfst du aktiv mit, Yoga in der Welt zu verbreiten. Du kannst uns auch mit einer Spende unterstüt…
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Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut (BWV 199): middle aria "Tief gebückt"
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28:22Vivid and subtle, this cantata follows the spiritual journey of the soprano soloist who carries the weight of sin on her shoulders. The journey is one from darkness into light, and our moment, sent in by listener Dave, comes at the cathartic middle movement, where hope is found in patience. Soprano Julia Doyle delivers a heartfelt rendition of this…
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Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (Clavier-Übung III; BWV 671)
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25:04On the last note of Mozart's "Kyrie eleison" in his requiem, he chooses a stark and intense open fifth instead of a triad. What happens when a composer finishes...not correctly? Is this allowed? When using old melodies which start and end on scale degree 3 (relative to major), Bach adapts this old Phrygian mode to his idiom, but this does create an…
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Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 62) opening chorus
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26:26We take a suggestion from listener Bruce, and jump into the "other" Nun komm cantata, BWV 62. Yes, BWV 61 is admittedly the one we prefer, having talked about it several times on this podcast over the last four years. But sometimes it's good to shine some light on the facets of a hidden gem. The opening movement of BWV 62 contains multitudes. Nun k…
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Nandalala Navanitachora mit dem Mantra Circle
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3:45Nandalala Navanitachora vorgetragen von Shivapriya – Harmonium, Gesang und Prashanti – Tanpura, Gesang. Em G Nanda-lala nava-nita-chora Am G Em Nata-vara-lala gopala Em G Devaki-vasudeva-kumara Am G Em Deva-deva gopala Am G Em (Hari deva-deva gopala) Vollständige Noten und Akkorde. Dieser Kirtan zelebriert zwei Aspekte von Krishna: Seine Energie al…
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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 140): Zion hört (chorale)
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36:13Yes -- the famous one! One of Bach's most universal melodies, the melody in the strings opens a profoundly perfect setting of a verse of the hymn "Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying" in the central movement (4th of 7) in the beloved masterwork "Wachet auf" cantata. Here is the exceptional performance by the Netherlands Bach Society. Why does this ope…
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Jay Radha Madhava mit Ramani vom Mantra Circle
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5:35Dieses Mantra – vorgetragen von Ramani – ist ein besonders schönes Mantra, das sich besonders an Krishna in seiner Naturverbundenheit richtet. Jaya bedeutet „Sieg auf“ oder „möge triumphieren“. Radha bedeutet Liebe, Freude, Mitgefühl und ist der weibliche Aspekt von Krishna. Madhava bedeutet „der Liebliche“. Es drückt also Krishnas Naturverbundenhe…
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O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (BWV 60): "Es ist genung" (closing chorale)
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21:26In four notes, Bach reframes our idea about what is possible in common practice harmony. This is one of the weirdest moments of Bach, coming from one of the weirdest openings to a hymn tune. But as always, it makes sense in the context of the text. It even makes sense harmonically, as we see when the hymn tune closes on four much more normal-soundi…
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Radhe Govinda mit Mantra Circle feat. Shankara (arrangiert von Shankara)
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11:26Hm D Govinda Hare, Gopala Hare A Hm Hey Prabhu Dina Dayala Hare Hm G Radhe, Radhe, Govinda, Govinda Radhe D A Radhe, Radhe, Govinda, Govinda Radhe Mantra für Hingabe, Liebe und Einigkeit. Dargeboten von Shankara – Gesang, Harmonium Ramani – Gesang, Eierschüttler Christos – Gesang Govinda und Gopala sind Namen von Krishna, der ein Avatar von Vishnu …
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A textbook "moment" of Bach -- in a charming setting of the three verses of the German song "O Lamb of God, Most Holy," suddenly near the end of the third verse Bach finally heeds the text and shows us the strange despair we are praying for mercy to avoid. He employs several musical devices in this sudden moment: a change in meter, a suggestion of …
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Shankari Susanne Hill und Ganapati JJ Ram singen Sat Narayan
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5:26Shankari Susanne Hill & Ganapati JJRam singen den Kirtan Sat Narayan während eines Mantra-Konzertes bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Hier ist der Text zum Mitsingen: Sat Narayan Wahe Guru Hare Narayan Sat Nam Sat Nam, Sat Nam Wahe Guru, Wahe Guru Mehr über Shankari auf ihrer Website forheartnsoul.com Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen und so Lie…
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Air on the G String (Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068)
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26:53One of Bach's most famous works, and one of the greatest melodies of all time -- this comes to us by way of an almost impossibly good performance/recording by the Netherlands Bach Society. By having the first violin part played by a section rather than a solo, they give Bach's wandering melody more purpose than it has in the famous version for solo…
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Did Bach write this? Many think not. It's brilliant nonetheless! We get into a talk about aspects of this motet which would or would not be hallmarks of Johann Sebastian. BWV 230 as performed by the Netherlands Bach SocietyBy Christian & Alex Guebert
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This delightful jig closes out our miniseries on Brandenburg 6. Here we speak about the third movement's jumpy beats. and how these rhythmic anticipations give the whole piece a bouncy energy. Bach, the expert violist among so many other things, gives the two viola parts the most intricate material, playing off each other and passing along the musi…
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Mantra zur Verehrung von Vishnu und seinen Inkarnationen, Rama und Krishna, gesungen von Sonya: Am C Sita Rama Kaho Jai Radhe Shyama Kaho G Am Sita Rama Kaho Jai Radhe Shyama Kaho Am C G Am Sita Rama Kaho Jai Radhe Shyama Kaho Am C Sita Sita Sita Sita Ram Ram Ram G Am Radhe Radhe Radhe Radhe Shyam Es ist ein Kirtan, der die Einheit von Männlichem u…
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Mantra zur Verehrung von Vishnu und seinen Inkarnationen, Rama und Krishna, gesungen von Sonya: Am C Sita Rama Kaho Jai Radhe Shyama Kaho G Am Sita Rama Kaho Jai Radhe Shyama Kaho Am C G Am Sita Rama Kaho Jai Radhe Shyama Kaho Am C Sita Sita Sita Sita Ram Ram Ram G Am Radhe Radhe Radhe Radhe Shyam Es ist ein Kirtan, der die Einheit von Männlichem u…
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Welcome back to our yearly miniseries on the Brandenburg Concertos of J. S. Bach! This is part two of three. Today we look at the languid and luscious slow movement of Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Music is (often) a setup of expectations, and then the satisfying fulfillment of those expectations OR the clever subversion of those expectations. Bach i…
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Welcome to our yearly miniseries on the Brandenburg Concertos of J. S. Bach! Here we jump into Brandenburg 6, delighting in the weirdness that results when Bach decides to omit violins, preferring a dark, low sound of violas, violas de gamba, cello, and violone. This brings us to some more examples across Bach's oeuvre, as well as some others by Br…
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Goldberg Variations: 7 (canary jig) (part 2)
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12:43Today we return to the 7th of the Goldberg Variations, the "Canary Jig." We discuss that peculiar name, and then we get into some smaller moments. Soaring flares up the keyboard, surprising altered tones, and crunchy grace notes are all over. Pushing forward into the ending, a high note leads us to the finish. We discuss why the contour of the hand…
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Jay Shri Ma mit Shivapriya vom Mantra Circle
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4:20(Am) C G Am Am Jay shri ma, jaya kali ma, jay shri ma. C G Dm Am Ananda-mayi, jay shri ma, jay shri kali ma. Ersetze in den weiteren Versen „Kali“ durch: „durga“, „lakshmi“, „sarasvati“, „devi“. Jay sri ma (wörtlich: „Lang lebe die glückverheißende Mutter!“) ist eine Hymne an die göttliche Mutter in ihren vielen Formen. Das Mantra hilft, Negativitä…
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Du Hirte Israel, höre (BWV 104): bass aria
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15:36Just after Good Shepherd Sunday, we settle in to this comforting pastorale. Not the famous opening movement -- no, this is another beautiful sicilienne-type dance, a bass aria, in which Bach gives a masterclass on melodic writing in just 5 seconds of music. Melodic shape, sequence, pedal point, and effective parallel motion in triads -- these are a…
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Goldberg Variations: 7 (canary jig) (part 1)
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13:41In our second look at the monumental Goldberg Variations, Christian selects the beginning of the sprightly and innocent "gigue" (jig), a particular dance set here for an interplay between two hands. The jaunty rhythm of the dance is rather uneven; this leads us into a discussion about how music is naturally not even in this way (and when it is, it'…
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